A Huddersfield man locked up in a French jail cell has been denied toothpaste, soap, clothes and food since he was detained three weeks ago, his father has revealed.

Alex Booth, 20, was arrested before the England vs Russia game on Saturday June 11 for allegedly throwing a plastic beer glass into the air.

His father, Chris Booth, 52, of New Mill, has protested his innocence and said the two-month jail sentence was imposed as a warning to others.

He is determined to clear his name.

While in custody Alex has been denied visits from his family and has had to get by on few provisions.

Alex Booth from Huddersfield with Russian fans before the match. He was later arrested and jailed

Mr Booth, who last spoke to his son on Thursday, said conditions in the Marseilles prison were poor, although Alex was sharing a cell with another English lad and had become friends with three Russians and an Austrian.

"He's not alone. The lads have all become good friends. He's had some verbal abuse from the French prisoners, although it's nothing major."

However, his son had been forced to get by without soap, toothpaste and clean clothes.

It appears that food has also been rationed. One day Alex was given a baguette in the morning and some tuna in the afternoon - and nothing else, according to his father.

Alex had purchased food in the prison shop but it took almost two weeks for it to be handed to him.

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"I spoke to Alex on Thursday and he's still not received any clothes even though we sent some out a long time ago."

Alex was still wearing the England top he was arrested in.

However, things are looking up as Alex has received chocolate and is celebrating today with a "chocolate party".

Mr Booth has been told by several sources that Alex should be released before the end of July.

Meanwhile, concerns have been raised by the Football Supporters' Federation about how Alex has been treated by the French authorities.

In an online article published on June 30, the FSF said that Alex's family had been "repeatedly misled by French police" since his arrest and had been denied effective legal representation.

The article described the plastic beer glass throwing incident as a "minor misdemeanour".

It states that French police had misled Alex's father and uncle, "assuring them that Alex would be released imminently but this would always be pushed back with Alex receiving no useful legal advice and unaware of what he was being charged with."

The article quoted Rachael Loftus, a volunteer in France with the FSF Fans' Embassy team, saying: "His dad and uncle were told 'he'll be released soon', then 'he'll be released before midnight' which turned into 'he's being held overnight'. They weren't allowed to see him or even pass on a change of clothes."

"The custodial sentence came as a massive shock ," Ms Loftus said. "He hasn't been involved in any violent behaviour or football-related violence before.

"If it wasn't for the fact that he's a football fan, he would not have been given a custodial sentence.

She added: "The fact that he was in court in an England shirt was used against him. It was a deliberate strategy to paint him as a football hooligan.

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"He was on holiday with his Dad and uncle, camping outside Marseille, he wasn't tooled up looking for trouble."

Ms Loftus added: "The French police were caught off guard by the level of violence dealt out by the Russians and the trouble in Marseille. They had to be seen to be acting and Alex was caught up in that."

The FSF advises: "If you get in trouble abroad always insist getting legal advice. For England fans, our fans' embassy team will be on hand to assist in whatever way possible - their 24-hour helpline is 07956 121314."